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This skill generates and validates JavaScript and TypeScript documentation with JSDoc and TSDoc, ensuring accurate API references and complete coverage.
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---
name: jsdoc-tsdoc
description: JavaScript and TypeScript documentation generation using JSDoc and TSDoc. Parse source code, generate API documentation, validate coverage, and integrate with TypeDoc for comprehensive developer documentation.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep
backlog-id: SK-014
metadata:
author: babysitter-sdk
version: "1.0.0"
---
# JSDoc/TSDoc Skill
Generate and validate JavaScript and TypeScript documentation using industry-standard JSDoc and TSDoc conventions with TypeDoc integration.
## Capabilities
- Parse JSDoc comments from JavaScript source code
- Parse TSDoc comments from TypeScript source code
- Generate API documentation with TypeDoc
- Validate documentation coverage and completeness
- Enforce documentation standards with ESLint plugins
- Support custom JSDoc/TSDoc tags
- Type inference and documentation alignment
- Generate multiple output formats (HTML, Markdown, JSON)
## Usage
Invoke this skill when you need to:
- Document JavaScript/TypeScript libraries and APIs
- Generate API reference documentation
- Audit documentation coverage
- Set up automated documentation pipelines
- Validate doc comments match implementation
## Inputs
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| projectPath | string | Yes | Root path of the JS/TS project |
| entryPoints | array | No | Specific files/directories to document |
| outputDir | string | No | Documentation output directory (default: docs) |
| outputFormat | string | No | html, markdown, json (default: html) |
| includePrivate | boolean | No | Include private members (default: false) |
| coverageThreshold | number | No | Minimum documentation coverage % |
| customTags | array | No | Additional JSDoc/TSDoc tags to recognize |
### Input Example
```json
{
"projectPath": "./packages/sdk",
"entryPoints": ["src/index.ts", "src/client.ts"],
"outputDir": "docs/api",
"outputFormat": "html",
"coverageThreshold": 80,
"customTags": ["@alpha", "@beta", "@experimental"]
}
```
## Output Structure
```
docs/api/
├── index.html # Documentation home
├── modules.html # Module index
├── classes/
│ ├── Client.html # Class documentation
│ └── Config.html
├── interfaces/
│ ├── Options.html # Interface documentation
│ └── Response.html
├── functions/
│ └── helpers.html # Function documentation
├── types/
│ └── aliases.html # Type alias documentation
├── assets/
│ ├── main.js
│ └── style.css
└── coverage.json # Documentation coverage report
```
## JSDoc Comment Patterns
### Function Documentation
```javascript
/**
* Authenticates a user with the API.
*
* @param {string} username - The user's username
* @param {string} password - The user's password
* @returns {Promise<AuthResult>} Authentication result with token
* @throws {AuthError} When credentials are invalid
* @example
* const result = await authenticate('[email protected]', 'password');
* console.log(result.token);
*
* @since 1.0.0
* @see {@link logout} for ending sessions
*/
async function authenticate(username, password) {
// Implementation
}
```
### Class Documentation
```javascript
/**
* HTTP client for API communication.
*
* @class
* @extends EventEmitter
* @implements {Disposable}
*
* @example
* const client = new ApiClient({ baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com' });
* const response = await client.get('/users');
*/
class ApiClient extends EventEmitter {
/**
* Creates a new API client instance.
*
* @param {ClientOptions} options - Client configuration
* @param {string} options.baseUrl - Base URL for API requests
* @param {number} [options.timeout=30000] - Request timeout in ms
*/
constructor(options) {
// Implementation
}
/**
* Performs a GET request.
*
* @param {string} path - Request path
* @param {RequestOptions} [options] - Additional options
* @returns {Promise<Response>} The response
*/
async get(path, options) {
// Implementation
}
}
```
## TSDoc Comment Patterns
### Package Documentation
```typescript
/**
* SDK for interacting with the Example API.
*
* @remarks
* This package provides a type-safe client for the Example API.
* It supports both browser and Node.js environments.
*
* @packageDocumentation
*/
```
### Function with Overloads
```typescript
/**
* Fetches data from the API.
*
* @param url - The endpoint URL
* @returns The response data
*
* @example
* ```typescript
* const users = await fetch<User[]>('/api/users');
* ```
*
* @public
*/
export async function fetch<T>(url: string): Promise<T>;
/**
* Fetches data with custom options.
*
* @param url - The endpoint URL
* @param options - Request options
* @returns The response data
*
* @public
*/
export async function fetch<T>(url: string, options: FetchOptions): Promise<T>;
```
### Interface Documentation
```typescript
/**
* Configuration options for the API client.
*
* @remarks
* All timeout values are in milliseconds.
*
* @example
* ```typescript
* const config: ClientConfig = {
* baseUrl: 'https://api.example.com',
* timeout: 5000,
* retries: 3
* };
* ```
*
* @public
*/
export interface ClientConfig {
/**
* Base URL for all API requests.
* @remarks Must include protocol (https://)
*/
baseUrl: string;
/**
* Request timeout in milliseconds.
* @defaultValue 30000
*/
timeout?: number;
/**
* Number of retry attempts for failed requests.
* @defaultValue 0
*/
retries?: number;
/**
* Custom headers to include with every request.
* @beta
*/
headers?: Record<string, string>;
}
```
## TypeDoc Configuration
### typedoc.json
```json
{
"$schema": "https://typedoc.org/schema.json",
"entryPoints": ["src/index.ts"],
"out": "docs/api",
"name": "My SDK",
"readme": "README.md",
"includeVersion": true,
"excludePrivate": true,
"excludeProtected": false,
"excludeInternal": true,
"excludeExternals": true,
"categorizeByGroup": true,
"categoryOrder": [
"Client",
"Configuration",
"Types",
"Utilities",
"*"
],
"navigation": {
"includeCategories": true,
"includeGroups": true
},
"plugin": [
"typedoc-plugin-markdown"
],
"theme": "default",
"validation": {
"notExported": true,
"invalidLink": true,
"notDocumented": false
}
}
```
### ESLint Documentation Rules
```json
{
"plugins": ["jsdoc"],
"extends": ["plugin:jsdoc/recommended-typescript"],
"rules": {
"jsdoc/require-jsdoc": ["warn", {
"require": {
"FunctionDeclaration": true,
"MethodDefinition": true,
"ClassDeclaration": true,
"ArrowFunctionExpression": false
},
"publicOnly": true
}],
"jsdoc/require-description": "warn",
"jsdoc/require-param-description": "warn",
"jsdoc/require-returns-description": "warn",
"jsdoc/check-tag-names": ["error", {
"definedTags": ["alpha", "beta", "experimental", "internal"]
}],
"jsdoc/check-types": "error",
"jsdoc/no-undefined-types": "error",
"jsdoc/valid-types": "error"
}
}
```
## Coverage Analysis
### Coverage Report Format
```json
{
"summary": {
"documented": 145,
"undocumented": 23,
"total": 168,
"percentage": 86.31
},
"byKind": {
"class": { "documented": 12, "total": 14 },
"interface": { "documented": 28, "total": 30 },
"function": { "documented": 45, "total": 52 },
"method": { "documented": 60, "total": 72 }
},
"undocumented": [
{
"name": "internalHelper",
"kind": "function",
"file": "src/utils/helpers.ts",
"line": 42
}
],
"incomplete": [
{
"name": "processData",
"kind": "function",
"file": "src/core/processor.ts",
"issues": ["missing @returns", "missing @param for 'options'"]
}
]
}
```
## Workflow
1. **Analyze project** - Scan for TypeScript/JavaScript files
2. **Parse documentation** - Extract JSDoc/TSDoc comments
3. **Validate coverage** - Check against threshold
4. **Type alignment** - Verify docs match TypeScript types
5. **Generate documentation** - Run TypeDoc or JSDoc
6. **Create coverage report** - Output coverage analysis
7. **Lint validation** - Run ESLint documentation rules
## Dependencies
```json
{
"devDependencies": {
"typedoc": "^0.25.0",
"typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.0.0",
"eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^48.0.0",
"@microsoft/tsdoc": "^0.14.0",
"@microsoft/tsdoc-config": "^0.16.0"
}
}
```
## Best Practices Applied
- TSDoc for TypeScript, JSDoc for JavaScript
- Always document public API surface
- Include @example for complex functions
- Use @remarks for implementation notes
- Link related symbols with @see
- Mark experimental features with @alpha/@beta
- Validate types match documentation
## References
- TypeDoc: https://typedoc.org/
- TSDoc: https://tsdoc.org/
- JSDoc: https://jsdoc.app/
- eslint-plugin-jsdoc: https://github.com/gajus/eslint-plugin-jsdoc
## Target Processes
- api-doc-generation.js
- sdk-doc-generation.js
- docs-audit.js
- docs-testing.js
This skill generates and validates JavaScript and TypeScript API documentation using JSDoc and TSDoc conventions with TypeDoc integration. It parses source comments, enforces documentation standards, and produces consumable outputs (HTML, Markdown, JSON) plus coverage reports. The skill also supports custom tags, ESLint-based rules, and type alignment checks to keep docs consistent with implementation.
The skill scans the project path for JS/TS source files, extracts JSDoc/TSDoc comments, and maps them to code symbols. It runs validators to check coverage, required tags, and type alignment, then invokes TypeDoc (or JSDoc flow) to produce the chosen output format. Finally it emits a coverage.json report listing documented, undocumented, and incomplete symbols and can run eslint-plugin-jsdoc rules to enforce standards.
What output formats are supported?
HTML, Markdown, and JSON outputs are supported; TypeDoc plugins can be used for Markdown generation.
Can I enforce custom JSDoc/TSDoc tags?
Yes. Add custom tags to the TypeDoc/ESLint configs and list them in the jsdoc/check-tag-names rule.
How do I ensure docs match TypeScript types?
The skill performs type alignment checks by comparing doc annotations with TypeScript signatures and can flag mismatches during validation.